It was Tuesday, July 17, 1787 and the men writing the Constitution ... “Father of the Constitution” James Madison rose to address the delegates: “If it be essential to the preservation ...

In 1787, he urged his friend and colleague James Madison to amend the Constitution to include a written guarantee of religious liberty. Jefferson's campaign to end state support of religion ...

In Federalist 10, explaining some of the protections of the new Constitution in 1787, James Madison observed that, ...

Federalism was born in 1787, when Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote 85 essays collectively known as the Federalist papers. These eloquent political documents encouraged ...

As Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state, James Madison inadvertently began a pattern in which this cabinet office position would lead directly to the presidency. This would continue until 1828, with ...

She specializes in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the political thought of James Madison. Her current projects include studies in the integrity of Madison's Notes of the Constitutional ...